Bengals remember Browns beatdown

7:03 PM,
Nov. 13, 2013

The Browns held Cincinnati without a touchdown for the only time this season. The 266 yards gained were a season low in a year they've been shy of 340 on only one other occasion (297 against Green Bay).

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In attempting to explain the challenges presented by the Cleveland defense, Bengals coaches don't need to point to the Browns ranking fifth overall in total defense or tops in the league in yards allowed per play.

Coaches don't even need to mention the the Browns rank third in the league in sacks per game (3.4) with the Bengals coming off back-to-back weeks of allowing five takedowns of Andy Dalton.

No, save the charts, graphs and stats for another week. This week, offensive coordinator Jay Gruden only needs to press play. Film of Week 3 in Cleveland explains all this offense needs to know. ...